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Understand

The city of Baku is located on the hot and dusty Absheron peninsula. The center of Baku is a patch of green in a largely brown area because of the many liters of water that is piped to the city every day. The city has a metro, a well developed bus and mini bus network, and a large area for walking including the Inner Walled City, The Boluvar, and Fountain Square.

Prepare

To prepare for Baku; bring some comfortable shoes, western clothes are acceptable for the city, but pants for men and long dresses for women are recommended if you go to more remote regions such as Gobustan. Also, read the book Ali and Nino for a more comprehensive understanding of Azerbaijan

Get in

The Weekend

Friday

Check into the lodging

Eat lunch in Fountain Square at the Lebanese fast food shop

Walk around the Baku Bolvar

Go to the old city and spend the afternoon around the old city

Eat Turkish at night

Go to a movie at the movie theater in Fountain Square

Saturday

Wake up

Eat pastries from Judo Petchka near Sahil station and eat them in the nearby park

Go to the Atashgah Fire Temple via electric train (leave 28 May station at 10:20)

Return to 28 May station and eat a lunch of Georgian food at Georgian Home

Go to Café Aroma or another cafe and get some coffee-invite a Bakuvian and learn more about the city over a cup of coffee/tea

Eat dinner at Cafe Rendezvous

Go to the opera at the national opera on Nizami street

Sunday

Check out of the hotel

Buy pastries at Judo Petchka by for breakfast and eat them in the nearby park